Decimal equivalents for fractions

Duration: 0:33:00

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1970

Creator: Davidson Films | Silver Burdett

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 5Aug70 · MP21086 (Jan-Jun 1971) Copyright holder: General Learning Corp Production company: Davidson Films

Description: Illustrates how to change a fraction to a decimal by first converting it to tenths, hundredths, thousandths, etc. through an animated story. Depicts "Three-fifths" traveling to different countires where he must change his name to equivalent fractions in accordance with each country's customs. Gives several conversions examples, each getting succedingly more difficult., Presents a young man named three-fifths who goes to a country where everyone has a decimal name. Explains that he has a difficult time there until he learns to identify himself as six-tenths.

Complete Record: , Illustrates how to change a fraction to a decimal by first converting it to tenths, hundredths, thousandths, etc. through an animated story. Depicts "Three-fifths" traveling to different countires where he must change his name to equivalent fractions in accordance with each country's customs. Gives several conversions examples, each getting succedingly more difficult., Presents a young man named three-fifths who goes to a country where everyone has a decimal name. Explains that he has a difficult time there until he learns to identify himself as six-tenths.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.